Lexicon / H2490c
חָלַל
cha.lal
  • to profane/begin: begin
  • to profane/begin: profane
  • to profane/begin: fruit
  • pollute
  • defile
  • profane

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: to profane/begin: begin; to profane/begin: profane; to profane/begin: fruit

: begin

1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

1a) (Niphal)

1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself

1a1a) ritually

1a1b) sexually

1a2) to be polluted, be defiled

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute

1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour

1b3) to violate (a covenant)

1b4) to treat as common

1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God)

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to let be profaned

1d2) to begin

1e) (Hophal) to be begun

: profane

1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

1a) (Niphal)

1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself

1a1a) ritually

1a1b) sexually

1a2) to be polluted, be defiled

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute

1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour

1b3) to violate (a covenant)

1b4) to treat as common

1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God)

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to let be profaned

1d2) to begin

1e) (Hophal) to be begun

: fruit

1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

1a) (Niphal)

1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself

1a1a) ritually

1a1b) sexually

1a2) to be polluted, be defiled

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute

1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour

1b3) to violate (a covenant)

1b4) to treat as common

1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God)

1d) (Hiphil)

1d1) to let be profaned

1d2) to begin

1e) (Hophal) to be begun

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: pollute; defile; profane

Root √חלל: חָלַל vb pollute defile profane Niph pollute defile oneself reflex. be polluted defiled Pass. Pi defile pollute , violate the honour of dishonour , violate a covenant treat as common a vineyard . Pu my great name which is profaned among the nations . Hiph I will not let my holy name be profaned any more . he shall not violate his word begin . Hoph then it was begun to call on the name of י׳ .(= men began) .

חָלַל vb pollute defile profane Niph pollute defile oneself reflex. be polluted defiled Pass. Pi defile pollute , violate the honour of dishonour , violate a covenant treat as common a vineyard . Pu my great name which is profaned among the nations . Hiph I will not let my holy name be profaned any more . he shall not violate his word begin . Hoph then it was begun to call on the name of י׳ .(= men began) .